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East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
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China's Fourth Generation Leadership
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General Information Hu Jintao Other Individual Leaders
The 16th Party Congress 2002   National People's Congresses Since 2002
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General Information
Beijing Drama: China's Governance Crisis and Bush's New Challenge A Carnegie Endowment Policy Brief by Minxin Pei (2002)
China in Transition: Is Real Change Imminent? Bates Gill's analysis for Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions 2003
China Leadership Monitor Hoover Institution's quarterly journal seeking "to inform the American foreign policy community about current trends in China's leadership politics and in its foreign and domestic policies"
China Power Struggles: Resisting Reforms Tian Jing and Wang Chu on the struggle between political reformers headed by president Hu Jintao & premier Wen Jiabao and the conservative Shanghai Clique led by former president Jiang Zemin and his (Asia Times Online, July 16, 2004)
China's Governance Crisis Minxin Pei's essay on the political challenges facing the new leadership (Foreign Affairs, Sept./Oct. 2002)
NewChina's Leaders Begin a Crucial Debate Eric Teo Chu Cheow's editorial on the emerging "major debate ... within the Beijing leadership on China's social, economic, cultural and political future" (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 17, 2005)
China's New Rulers
1. The Path to Power
2. What They Want
Article in the The New York Review of Books by Andrew J. Nathan & Bruce Gilley (Sept. 26 & Oct. 10, 2002)
China's Political Succession & its Implications for the United States Special report published by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Asia Program (June 2001)
The Chinese Leadership: Blazing New Trails in Reform Willy Wo-lap Lam on the Fourth Generation Leadership headed Hu Jintao & Wen Jiabao (World Economic Forum China Business Summit 2003 report; PDF format)
The Emperor Is Far Away Hannah Beech's article on the looming change in China's leadership in Time Asia (Aug. 5, 2002)
Inside China's Ruling Party BBC News's guide to "to the ruling Party and the challenges it faces": leadership changes; voices from modern China; key people & events; how China is ruled; tough issues facing the new leadership (2003)
New Leaders of China (in Chinese) A Ming Pao (Hong Kong) special with articles on each of the leaders of the 4th Generation
The New Leadership in China: What Can We Expect from Hu Jintao? Observations of 4 China specialists (Dec. 2002)
Ruling China A collection of news stories on political power in China from the Washington Post (free registration required)
Where is China Going? Remarks of Richard Baum at the Foreign Correspondents Club, Beijing (Dec. 13, 2002)
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Hu Jintao
NewChina's Leadership: A Technocrat Riding a Wild Tiger Andreas Lorenz on Hu Jintao "striving to modernize the world's most populous country while keeping a tight grip on civil liberties" (Spiegel Online, Nov. 10, 2005)
The Emperor's New Clothes Pepe Escobar on Hu Jintao as a believer in China's need for strong leadership & upreparedness for democracy (Asia Times, Feb. 5, 2005)
NewFormer Rival helps Hu Solidify Grip on China Joseph Kahn on the cooperation between President Hu Jintao & Zeng Qinghong, once seen as Hu's chief rival (International Herald Tribune, Sept. 25, 2005)
Hu Jintao Bad for Intellectuals, Good for Peasants Paul Mooney on prospects of reform under Hu Jintao (Asia Times; Mar. 10, 2005)
Hu Jintao Struts his Stuff in Macau Lin Lingjun's commentary on Hu Jintao showing that he is in full command at the celebration of the fifth anniversary of Macau's return to China (Asia Times, Dec. 23, 2004)
NewHu's in Charge The Economist on Hu Jintao's authoritarian leadership (Aug. 18, 2005)
Hu's New Era: Kinder, Gentler, More Relaxed Wang Chu's commentary on signs of Hu Jintao's more tolerant regime than Jiang Zemin's in cross-strait relations with Taiwan, greater role for NGOs, & reshuffling of important positions (Asia Times, Nov 3, 2004)

Hu's On First
pt. 1: China Restores Pragmatism
pt. 2: Long Road to Reform
pt. 3: Clear Vision for a Global Role

"series ... contributed by a source who has been within the Chinese establishment for a long time [&] therefore reflects views of many cadres on their current leadership" (Asia Times , Nov. 2003)
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Other Individual Leaders
Interview With Wen Jiabao Washington Post interview with Chinese premier on Nov. 21, 2003
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The 16th Party Congress 2002
The 16th CCP Congress and Leadership Transition in China Woodrow Wilson Center Asia Special Report edited by Gang Lin & Susan Shirk (Sept. 2002; PDF format)
16th Party Congress in 2002 Related stories from People's Daily
China Party Congress BBC News in Depth: Key stories; background; profiles of leaders, country & regions
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National People's Congresses Since 2002
Content-Rich 10th National People's Congress (NPC); Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Chinese; English
News; proposals; issues; current congressional highlights; press conferences; speeches & documents; profiles of deputies & members; phtographic journal; state leaders; NPC & CPPCC FAQs (versions of site in many other languages available)
10th National People's Congress & Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (in Chinese) A Ming Pao special report
National People's Congress/National Committee of CPPCC Annual Sessions 2004 A Xinhua News Agency special report
National People's Congress & National Committee of CPPCC Annual Sessions 2005 Xinhuanet.com's special report: headlines; sessions; agenda; press conferences; document files; voices; opinions & comments; photos; backgrounders
National People's Congress & Political Consultative Conference 2005 (in Chinese) Ming Pao special on news & key issues including anti-corruption efforts, the transfer of power, & the Anti-Secession Law
Report on the Work of the Government Full text of report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Third Session of the 10th National People's Congress on March 5, 2005
Sina.com Special Report: NPC & CPPCC sessions 2005 Headlines stories on & photos of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) & the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Third Session 10th National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: Chinese; English Official site: latest updates; in focus; proposals; press conferences; speeches & reports; profiles of deputies & members; photo journal
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